Whimsy Ribbon Flower Hello Card Tutorial

I have Spring on my mind as I look out the window to snow…LOL! To brighten up my surroundings, I created a cheerful grouping of flower embellishments to accent the card.

I took a 4⅛ x 5⅜” card panel and embossed it in a folder. (Tip: lightly mist the cardstock with water for a crisper embossing).

 

Mix water and Bubble Gum Gelato® color medium together to create a color mist which I sprayed and splattered on the left side of the card panel.

Next I cut in half a 4″ canvas ribbon, adhered together with a DODZ Adhesive Dots Small to create an 8″ ribbon. I rolled it into a flower and secured the end with another DODZ Small. I stuck the bottom to a DODZ Adhesive Dot and set aside to create more ribbon rolled flowers.

This one was created by using lace r. I colored the flower with the leftover Gelato® color mist using a watercolor brush.

3D Foam Leaves were primed with Gesso and colored with a combination of Gelatos® in Green Tea and Spearmint, along with the Stamper’s Big Brush Permanent Olive Green Pen.

Another tip: I used the leftover from the ribbon tail I cut below to create texture in the leaves while the Gelatos® colors were wet. LOVE how it turned out 🙂

 

Assemble all the pieces with a combination of E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips and Crafty Power Tape to create this sweet card. Here’s a close up look at my flower embellishments 🙂

Project Supplies:
SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L®: 3D Foam Leaves, E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips, Crafty Power Tape and DODZ™ – Small & XL

Cardstock and Card Base: Darice and Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock®/David Tutera™ Celebrate Cardmaking System (Cream Cardstock and A2 Card) and Bazzill Basics Paper (Light Blue Cardstock)
Die Template and Embossing Folder: Spellbinders® Creative Arts (Sentiments 5 and Whimsy Em-bossing Fold’er™)
Color Medium and Markers: Faber-Castell® Design Memory Craft® (Gelatos® in Bubble Gum, Green Tea and Spearmint, Gesso and Stamper’s Big Brush in Permanent Olive Green)
Wire: Prima Marketing Inc. (Wire Thread in Ivory)

As always I appreciate you stopping by!
MargieH